Seattle’s Best Coffee Cafés

Richard Gilbert has compiled the following highly selective information about coffee cafés in Seattle, for anyone with a serious interest in coffee (and no, according to Richard, that does not include Starbucks, which began at Seattle’s Pike Place Market). Thanks, Richard, for this coffee advice. Looks like we may have to skip the Haiku North America conference and just spend our time drinking coffee!

Below, you will find some recommendations of cafes to visit, with bus stop routes. Times noted are those by bus. The start point is about half a block from the Mar Queen hotel.Some of these cafes are recommended from "CoffeeGeek" forum members, as Richard has not been to all of them himself, however we use the blanket "I" to represent the coffee lover in general.

Close and good: Cafe Ladro coffees are wonderful. Those of you staying at MarQueen Hotel have the pleasure of a Cafe Ladro right in your building!

BEST Place - 40 minutes away: Herkimer Coffee:Awesome people, awesome espresso! Not exactly on a bus route, about 1.8 miles away—Herkimer is an amazing roaster. 5611 University Way NEGet there: Mercer St and Warren Ave N > 30 bus local (towards Sand Point University District) > NE 50th St and University Way NE (27 minutes, 22 stops) > Walk north 3½ long blocks on University Way NE > 5611 University Way NE

27 minutes away: StumptownRoastery and Cafe is really worth visiting.AtStumptown, "public coffee tastings held at 3pm every day." Yes Stumptown has arrived in Seattle from Portland, OR, but it is among the top three roasters in the US, and I (meaning actually "I") will want to visit ...1115 12th Ave: Get there: Take the 2 Bus LOCAL towards Madrona Park Via E Union St. and get off at E Madison St & Madison CT.